IBM: A Builder Takes Over
Arvind Krishna Takes Over As CEO
Guided by my analysis of corporate growth environments (GEN), which I explained in some depth in the article on Cyclic Agility posted below, I have reiterated on several occasions the expectation that a leadership change at IBM is imminent. Ginni Rometty has transformed the IBM powerhouse, cutting out hopeless businesses and fostering new ideas that might lead to new growth-generating products. However, a new hand was required with a different growth-environment orientation (GEO), a builder that turns these ideas into disruptive products. The premise behind this: “corporate and national environments influence the rise of leaders and their role.”
It seems the time has come with the appointment of Arvind Krishna. Krishna appears to be just the right man, as CNBC’s announcement notes:
Krishna, 57, is one of IBM’s top executives, having joined the company in 1990. He’s currently IBM’s senior vice president for cloud and cognitive software. Krishna worked on the Red Hat acquisition. Earlier at the company, Krishna worked on security…
